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The Leader of the Commons appeared to describe the grooming gangs issue as a ‘dog whistle’ during a Radio 4 debate.

For many, the words “the first in a new murder mystery series from Jeremy Vine” will feel more like a threat than a promise. Ever since Richard Osman’s monster hit The Thursday Murder Club five years ago, there has been a barrage of crime novels written by British broadcasters —…

Bill Dare’s agent confirmed the comedy writer died at the weekend following an accident overseas

Past traumas processed through investigative journalism and drama; a truly moving and surprising documentary; laugh-out-loud indie comedy; and Lauren Laverne’s return

Questions remain as memorial service held to mark the crash that killed 43 and injured 74

Former news journalist who found TV fame in the 1980s as presenter of Game for a Laugh and Going for Gold

A tale of sexual ambiguity in 60s Soho, Lola provided The Kinks with a worldwide hit at the exact moment they needed it most

The star of TV drama The Split joins Sandi Toksvig, Richard Madeley and more in Radio 4 sitcom based on the fictional tropical isle

Drama on 3 may have lost its place but there’s no need for theatrics, it’s just the reality of change in an era of new formats